Notes
- ↑ Eoin O'Malley player profile ESPN Scrum.com
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| Birth name | Eoin O'Malley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Belvedere College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eoin O'Malley (born 6 July 1988) [1] is an Irish former professional rugby union player for Leinster. O'Malley played as a centre.
O'Malley played rugby for Belvedere College and represented both Leinster schools and Ireland Schools. O'Malley earned 7 caps for the Ireland under-19 and a further 10 for the Ireland under-20's. He played 3 times for the Leinster under-20 side before joining the first team. O'Malley made his first team debut against Newport Gwent Dragons in the Celtic League in December 2009. He has played 7 games for Leinster in the Celtic League and was named on their bench for the 2009-10 Heineken Cup semi-final clash with Stade Toulousain. O'Malley has also made 4 appearances in the British and Irish Cup for Leinster A. He was forced to retire in the summer of 2013 at the age of 25.
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